01 Ene Gender inequality, women’s empowerment, and adolescent birth rates in 363 Latin American cities
| Título | Gender inequality, women’s empowerment, and adolescent birth rates in 363 Latin American cities |
| Autor(es) | Alejandra Vives, Ariela Braverman-Bronstein, Ana F. Ortigoza, Dèsirée Vidaña-Pérez, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez, Laura Baldovino-Chiquillo, Usama Bilal, Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche, Francisco Diez-Canseco, Julie Maslowsky, Ana V. Diez Roux |
| Línea(s) | Entorno Construido |
| Año de publicación | 2023 |
| Título | Social Science & Medicine |
| Palabras claves | Adolescent birth rates, Gender equity, Women empowerment, UrbanLatin America |
| Resumen | Gender inequality is high in Latin America (LA). Empowering girls and young women and reducing gender gaps has been proposed as a pathway to reduce adolescent pregnancy. We investigated the associations of urban measures of women’s empowerment and gender inequality with adolescent birth rates (ABR) in 366 Latin American cities in nine countries. |
| Doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115566 |
| Autor de correspondencia | Ariela Braverman-Bronstei, ab4257@drexel.edu |